2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SEDAN light

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vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 140°F
(60 °C).
R obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. Maint
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teson paint work/ma tte finish paint workcar e Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkdam age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth e
tr ea tedar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl y wi th aclo thsoak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam pclo thand
cle an water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossi ble. 39
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Maint enanceand care

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teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthesensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
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R Usecle an waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithaclean ingagent recomme ndedforMer cedes-
Benz, especiallyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. 398
Maintenance andcare

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her agents.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useacar epr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim.
Re alwo od/t rim ele‐
men ts R
Clea nwi th amic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam pclo thand
soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useacar epr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notuse solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sor wa xes.
Headliner Cleanwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
Useacar petand textil ecle ani ng agent recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Maint
enance andcare399

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Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:remo vethe
tir ese alant bottle from thetir einf lation com‐
pr essor . #
Inser tth efiller hose inthesoc ketof thetir e
inf lation compressor andturnit aqu arter
tur nclo ckwise. #
Press pressur ere lease buttonC next to
manome terB. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir einf la‐
tion compressor . #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, forex am ple thelighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yPr og ram). The oper ating
saf etyof your vehicle maybe restrict ed.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g R
intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotcont inue driving. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page16 1)
R Further information onESP ®
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Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidbu rnsshould thebatt erybe dam‐
ag ed intheeve ntofan acci dent. 40
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e

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WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gascan bereleased. #
Alw aysallo wabatt eryto thaw before
ch argin git or per form ing star tin gassis ‐
ta nce. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d. R
Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Forst ar tin gassis tance, onlyuseba tter ies
wi th ano min alvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine s:On lyacc eptst ar tin g
assis tance ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem
ar ecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s Br
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The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Automatic trans mis sion :The trans mis sion
is in po sitio n005D.
R The igniti onand allel ectr icalcons umersar e
sw itchedof f.
R The hoodis op en. #
Slide cover1 ofposi tiveclam p2 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p2 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p2 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 3 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐ tr
ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owheat eror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 3and theneg ative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p2 and thepositiv epole ofthedonor
batt ery. Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts
on your ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofposi tiveclam p2.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
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Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. 41
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Impai reddr iving comfort.
R Suscep tibilitytodamag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
re peat eddrop intirepr essur e
If th etir epr essur edr ops repeat edly,th e
wheel, valve or tirema ybe damag ed.
Insuf ficie nttirepr ess urecan causethetir es
to bur st. #
Inspect thetir efo rsigns offore ign
obje cts. #
Chec kwhe ther thewheel orvalve has a
leak . #
Ifyo uar eunab leto rectify thedamag e,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Yo
ucan find informa tionon tirepr ess urefo rth e
ve hicle's fact or y-ins talled tires on thefo llo wing
labels:
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar don the
B‑pil larof your vehicle (/page43 1).
R Tire pressur eta ble ontheinside ofthefuel
fi ller flap (/ page42 5). Obse
rveth emaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page43 7).
Use asuit able pressur ega ug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes
no tper mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir e
pr essur e.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: Youcan also checkth etir epr essur eusing
th eon- board computer.
Onl ycor rect tirepr ess urewhe nth etir es are
cold. Condition sfo rcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es
out ofdir ect sunlight forat lea stthre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrave led less than 1mile
(1 .6 km ).
A rise inthetir ete mp eratur eof 18 °F(10 °C)
incr eases thetir epr essur eby appr ox.10 kPa
(0. 1ba r/1 .5psi ).Ta ke this int oacc ount when
ch ecking thetir epr essur eof wa rm tires .
Th etir epr es su re recomme ndedforincr ease d
loa d/spee din thetir epr essur eta ble can affect
th eride comf ort. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable accessories ontireva lve
If yo umoun tuns uitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe ove rloaded and
malfunct ion,whic hcan cause aloss oftire
pr essur e.Afterm arke ttir epr es su re monit or‐
ing systems willcause thetir eva lve to
re main open, depending onthedesign. This
can also result inaloss oftirepr essur e. #
Onlyscr ew standar dva lve caps orvalve
cap sspe cifica llyapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle onto
th etir eva lve. Ti
re pres sur etab le The
tirepr ess ureta ble ison theinside ofthe
fuel filler flap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisexam ple
dat a. Whee
lsand tires 425